The more I lose, the more they believe they can beat me. But believing is not enough, you still have to beat me.
ROGER FEDERERNo, I’m not (disappointed). There’s no reason to be because I’m on an incredible run. You always expect a loss once in a while. So when it happens, why be disappointed if I win over 90% of my matches.
More Roger Federer Quotes
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One should just be able to play a perfect game.
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I have learnt to be even more patient.
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I used to do a lot of video analysis early on, but more for pleasure and looking at my own technique.
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One of my big, big strengths I think early on in my career was that I could learn very quickly. You wouldn’t have to tell me the things 10 times or 50 times until I would understand them. You would only have to tell me two or three times.
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Every match I go into, I’m the huge favorite. I lose a set and it’s, like, crazy.
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I’ve always been aware that the image you patiently construct for an entire career can be ruined in a minute. It scares you a bit, but that’s the way things are.
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Being down match point, it’s just not fun.
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Early in my career, I struggled with consistency, but I couldn’t get more consistent than this year.
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I have to fit holidays around tournaments, particularly the grand slams, in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York.
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The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side.
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I don’t mind fans coming up in a friendly, respectful way. That’s all part of the fun of being a top tennis player. But if people take pictures without permission, particularly if my children are in the shot, I feel uncomfortable.
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You always want to win. That is why you play tennis, because you love the sport and try to be the best you can at it.
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You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.
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I did all the right things in so many tournaments. But like I said, sometimes in sports it just goes the other way. Maybe you’ve already won so much that it evens it out a bit sometimes. I don’t know.
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When I won in 2003, never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would win Wimbledon and have my kids seeing me lift the trophy, so this is pretty surreal. And yeah, I was almost shocked in the moment that it all came together so nicely.
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